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CCEG warns of potential violence ahead of Akwatia by-election

The Center for Civic Engagement and Governance (CCEG) has raised red flags over the upcoming Akwatia by-election, warning that violence similar to what occurred...

Odike describes scrapping of fuel allowances as ‘drop in the ocean’

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has described President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for...

Fuel allowance ban: It’s a good move, but… – Franklin Cudjoe [Listen]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for political appointees as a good initiative, but...

NPP’s Paul Yandoh shares ‘cultural shock’ experience during Accra visit

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Paul Yandoh, has shared a light-hearted account of his cultural experiences during...

Agona West NPP denies suspension of Parliamentary Candidate and Electoral Area Coordinator

The Agona West Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have dismissed reports claiming that their 2024 parliamentary candidate, Lawyer Christopher Arthur, and...

Eastern Region has what it takes to produce a President – Oliver Kevor

Acting Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) and Eastern Regional Chairman of the NDC, Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, believes the Eastern Region has...

Eastern Region appointees committed to lifting others – Mark-Oliver Kevor

The Acting Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, has assured that government appointees from the Eastern Region are committed...

Unless NEC says otherwise, we’re in the race – NDC’s Kevor on Akwatia by-election [Video]

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mark Oliver Kevor, has confirmed that the party will contest the upcoming Akwatia by-election...

Let them continue making noise – Agona West NPP PC fires back after suspension [Listen]

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Christopher Arthur, has described his suspension as baseless and politically motivated. In an interview...

Minority in Parliament label Mahama’s fuel allowance scrap as ‘settings’ and PR gimmick

The Minority in Parliament has dismissed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances and allocations for all political appointees, describing it as...

Tano North NDC demands immediate removal of MCE over alleged nepotism

Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from the Bomaa Branch have held a press conference demanding the immediate removal of the Municipal Chief...

Hawa Koomson breaks silence on pepper spray incident at Ablekuma North rerun

Former Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has broken her silence after deploying pepper spray during the chaotic Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun on...

NDC approached me to contest Mfantseman, Ayawaso West Wuogon seats – Prof. Gyampo

The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has revealed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) approached him...

Ghana sidelined as African peers reject LGBTQ+ mandate – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has questioned Ghana’s failure to stand in solidarity with other African countries at the recent Human Rights Council...

Nkwanta conflict not political – MP clarifies

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Geoffrey Kini, has clarified that the ongoing conflict in the area is rooted...

All set for disbursement of Akosombo Dam flood victims’ compensation – North Tongu MP hints

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that validation and confirmation processes have been...

NPP Delegates Conference to proceed despite petition – Osei-Owusu

Chairman of the National Planning Committee for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joseph Osei-Owusu, has affirmed that the party’s 2025 National Annual Delegates Conference...

NPP suspends Agona West Parliamentary Candidate for defying party directive

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its 2024 parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Christopher Arthur, for allegedly defying a directive from the party’s...

Yamin is not involved in galamsey – Mustapha Gbande fires back [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed allegations linking him and NDC National Organizer Joseph Yamin to illegal...

Akwatia NPP Youth group holds candlelight vigil in honour of Ernest Kumi

The Akwatia NPP Youth Movement has held a walk and candlelight vigil in honour of the late Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi. The...

Akwatia by-election: Brouhaha over posters of Ernest Kumi’s wife settled

Former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Denkyembour in the Eastern Region, Seth Birikorang, has dismissed reports suggesting that the wife of the late Akwatia...

We can’t leave Kufuor out of anything – NPP responds to exclusion claims [Listen]

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, says the party has no intention of sidelining former President John Agyekum Kufuor,...

Kufuor, Akufo-Addo to address NPP delegates conference virtually

Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2025 National Delegates Conference virtually, party sources...

Chaos erupts in Parliament over credit for Ghana’s economic gains

Majority and Minority MPs have clashed in Parliament over Ghana’s recent economic gains, as inflation declines and the cedi strengthens against major foreign currencies. The...

Akua Afriyie apologises to NPP over Ablekuma North rerun [Video]

The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, has rendered an unqualified apology to the party’s leadership after...

No vigilante group can defy a determined police force – CDD-Ghana’s Dr. Kojo Asante

The Director of Policy Engagement and Partnership at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, says the Ghana Police Service has...

NPP bigwigs condemn top-down flagbearer election ‘plot’

Ghana's leading opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is facing internal push-back over a proposed reform that would, for the first time, see...

Afenyo-Markin under fire for ‘strange elevation’ comment to Essikado MP ‘over’ Zanetor

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has come under fire for controversial comments regarding the elevation of the NDC's Essikado-Ketan parliamentary candidate, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah. While...

We’ll win Akwatia by-election – Mustapha Gbande declares [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming Akwatia...

NDC yet to decide on contesting Akwatia by-election – Mustapha Gbande [Video]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is yet to make a decision on whether to contest the upcoming Akwatia by-election following the death...

I’m not afraid of anyone in the NPP – Mustapha Gbande [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has strongly rejected allegations linking him to violent incidents during the Ablekuma North...

Ablekuma North: If any NDC boy is harmed, we’ll hold you responsible – Gbande warns NPP [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has issued a stern warning to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over what...

NDC Vice Chairman Abanga Yakubu Alhassan sets record straight on alleged anti-galamsey taskforce involvement

Abanga Yakubu Alhassan, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has issued a strong rebuttal to allegations linking him to an illicit, parallel...

Election violence unlikely to end soon – Criminologist warns

A criminologist and senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Jones Opoku Ware, has warned that Ghana’s recurring...

Ablekuma North violence: Interior Minister calls Hawa Koomson after assault

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has expressed sympathy to former Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, following her assault during...

Ablekuma North re-run: All troublemakers will be arrested and punished – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Muntaka, has strongly condemned the violent incidents that disrupted the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, promising that all individuals...

Shamima Muslim calls for end to political thuggery after Ablekuma North violence

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, has strongly condemned political vigilantism following the violence that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. The incident, which took place...

Is widowhood a campaign message? – Ewurabena Aubynn asks Akua Afriyie

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, has taken a swipe at her main opponent, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, for using...

Titus-Glover describes Hawa Koomson’s assault as ‘clearly orchestrated attack’

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has described the assault on Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, during the Ablekuma...

Titus-Glover accuses EC of fueling confusion in Ablekuma North rerun

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of creating confusion in the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun. Speaking...